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Contributor's Note

I am an American Board Certified Physician, Geriatrician, formerly with Group Health Cooperative, and former United Nations Physician in Africa.

Art is a strong spiritual, deep feeling that communicates with the creative receptors of human brain. Colors of art are ubiquitous. They exist independent from our conscious world. They convey energy. We are surrounded by this mysterious energy. The unconscious part of me strives to capture this invisible energy. It transcribes it into fine art images.

I am inspired by what I see, feel, touch, think, and remember. As a physician my patients are the sources of my inspiration. East Africa is my place of origin. North America gave me the opportunity not only to practice medicine but to recreate as well the energy of colors into contemporary African art. I have implemented an integrated practice of medicine and art. I have created an art gallery inside my medical clinic. To visit this clinic, please visit at primarycareofstpauls.com

My works of art touch most of the topics of medical conditions that a physician encounters daily. I have created several paintings on issues of substance abuse and dependence such as alcohol, opiates, marijuana, and nicotine. My concepts and thoughts about these conditions have been formed as a result of my 30-years of experience as a physician. These concepts do not necessarily reflect other authoritative or expert citations on these topics.

Loneliness

Loneliness is not a disease and there is no diagnostic code for loneliness. Physicians encounter patients who appear to be lonely but never complain about their loneliness. Loneliness is a harbinger for serious affective disorders such as depression. In the absence of a community-support system, loneliness may become one of the symptoms of depression that lead to serious and catastrophic suicidal thoughts. Loneliness is common among immigrants and refugees.

Loneliness is a feeling of detachment from pleasurable past experiences, loss of communication and interconnectedness with our beautiful planet called earth. Loneliness ignores the gift of nature, which is our colorful, beautiful environment, which provides the invisible energy of hope.

Separation from close members of the family, or a familiar living environment or culture, is among the predisposing factors that lead to thoughts of loneliness.

Lonely individuals feel that their emotional lives are paralyzed. They become unable to communicate with their environment and enjoy the beautiful gift of nature. They see themselves surrounded by darkness. They become resistant to the positive influence of hope.

I have several paintings that reflect loneliness as the initial cycle of suicidal thought. The image presented here is one of the paintings of art expression of loneliness.